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Old 22nd Jul 2002, 08:47
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Harpooner
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Navy reply!

We do exactly as stated above, for various reasons all of which are summarised by the phrase 'not on my bloody boat!' What it means is have your problems at the end of the app off the back deck, if you lose a donkey or the tail rotor you have a choice of swimming or making it onto the spot if it's only an engine out, but at least you have the choice. we all know things rarely fail in the cruise, life would be too easy for a rotary pilot otherwise.

Oh, and overshoots/rejects/go-arounds etc are easier if the screen isn't full of dark gray metal in front of you!